Feb. 24--Kris Bryant said he's not ready to give up his hopes of playing the outfield on occasion, even with the addition of Jason Heyward and Javier Baez working out in center field.
In fact, Bryant -- the Cubs' 2015 National League Rookie of the Year third baseman, said playing the outfield reminds him of his Little League days in Las Vegas.
"Think back to when you started playing baseball," Bryant said Wednesday morning. "It always so much more fun in Little League. Now it's like Little League in the big leagues.
"It's one of the things that makes Joe (Maddon) such an unbelievable manager. You never know what you're going to do and don't know what to expect in the clubhouse, and I think more guys should be like that."
Bryant played 19 games in the outfield, including 10 starts.
"I'm ready for anything," Bryant said. "But you never know. I was out there my fourth game in the big leagues. You never know. I'm up for it. I'm up for everything."
Bryant didn't think that playing the outfield would diminish his skills at third.
"It's good to move around," Bryant said. "It gets you so you're not complacent. I don't like going to the field and seeing I'm batting third or fourth or third and fifth and playing third. It's cool to see I'm batting second today and playing left field.
"It's fun. It just comes from me growing up. I played all over the place and didn't expect anything. I never knew exactly where I was going to play, so I enjoyed it. That's the fun of the game.
"I'm up for it. and I told (Maddon) that. We got a very packed outfield out there."
